Elections in Germany "are usually dull affairs" but, as Germans head for the polls this weekend, "this time it's different", said Sky News commentator Adam Boulton. The country's proportional ...

Around 61 million people aged 18 and over are eligible to vote in Germany's federal (general) elections. In a system known as "personalised proportional representation", each person gets two votes ...

But it's the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany party that caught the attention of many analysts ahead of this election. The AfD has ... This proportional representation system is ...

Germany is set to hold a national election on February 23, 2025, a pivotal event that could reshape the nation's political and economic landscape. The election follows the collapse of Chancellor ...

The obvious winners in the election were the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), who took 10.3 ... the once stable regime of proportional representation in Germany nowadays tends to fragment ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) almost doubled its vote share ... An electoral system known as proportional representation, established after World War II, makes it almost impossible ...

Meanwhile, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) made historic gains ... which combines direct constituency votes and proportional representation, means coalition negotiations will now ...

The far-right AfD came ... vote determined the proportional make-up of the German Parliament, the Bundestag, with parties sending their candidates to Berlin to ensure representation.

The CDU-CSU won 28.5% of votes, with the far-right AfD ... the proportional make-up of the German Parliament, the Bundestag, with parties sending their candidates to Berlin to ensure representation.